Ernesto Castano

Ernesto Castano
Castano in 1967
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-05-02)2 May 1939
Place of birth Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Date of death 5 January 2023(2023-01-05) (aged 83)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Balsamese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Legnano 26 (0)
1957–1958 Triestina 31 (0)
1958–1970 Juventus 265 (0)
Total 322 (0)
International career
1959–1969 Italy 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernesto Castano (Italian pronunciation: [erˈnɛsto ˈkastano];[citation needed] 2 May 1939 – 5 January 2023) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. Throughout his club career he played for Legnano, Triestina, and Juventus, winning domestic titles at the latter club. At international level, he was a member of the Italy national team that won UEFA Euro 1968.

Club career

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Castano was born in Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Milan. He played club football for three Italian clubs throughout his career: Legnano, Triestina, and most prominently with Juventus, where he won several domestic titles, also serving as the team's captain.

International career

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At international level, Castano also played for the Italy national team on seven occasions between 1959 and 1969, winning the 1968 UEFA European Championship on home soil.[1]

Italian Footballers Association

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On 3 July 1968, Castano founded the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC), in Milan, along with a number of fellow players including Giacomo Bulgarelli, Sandro Mazzola, Gianni Rivera, Giancarlo De Sisti, and Giacomo Losi. The recently retired Sergio Campana, also a lawyer, was appointed president of the association.[2]

Death

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Castano died on 5 January 2023, at the age of 83.[3]

Honours

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Juventus

Italy

References

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  1. ^ Ernesto Castano at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "La storia". assocalciatori.it (in Italian). Associazione Italiana Calciatori. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Addio Ernesto Castano, capitano dello scudetto operaio". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2023.